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| PM Modi 'salutes' VK Singh, slams media for ignoring 'good work' | | | | New Delhi, Apr 19: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all praise for Gen (retd) VK Singh, who has faced attack from a section of the media over his "presstitutes" remark, as he hit out at the media for not highlighting the "good works" of his government.
"I salute Gen (retd) VK Singh," Modi said as he hailed the "unprecedented" rescue mission led by the minister for evacuating Indians out of Yemen, for which External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, too, came in for praise from the Prime Minister.
Modi was critical of the media for ignoring Singh's work at a time when newspapers worldwide highlighted the Indian rescue mission.
He said that the Indian media took note of it, but due to other ... | |
| | | | Improve revenue realization: Dy CM tells PDD | | Calls for bringing down T&D losses, improving power supply | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 19: Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh today urged the Power Development Department (PDD) to cut down T&D loses. He also directed them to improve power supply and improve revenue realization.
Dr Singh chaired a meeting of senior officers of Power Development Department (PDD) Jammu to review the performance of the department.
Speaking on the occasion Deputy Chief Minister impressed upon the officers to take all necessary steps to prevent frequent dama... | |
| | | | Govt to facilitate contractual appointments of doctors, lecturers, teachers through DCs | | Cabinet approves new recruitment policy, proposal sent to Guv for approval | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 19: In a significant development to fast track the process of filling of all the vacant posts, the cabinet today approved a new recruitment policy till the recruiting agencies make permanent appointments against these vacant posts.
While announcing the sleeves of initiatives taken by the State Government in today';s cabinet meeting, Minister for Education Naeem Akther in his press briefing at CM residence at Jammu said that a new recruitment... | |
| | | | Cabinet approves promotion of IAS, KAS officers | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 19: The Cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, accorded sanction to the promotion of IAS officers to the Selection Grade of IAS (37,400-67,000) + Grade Pay of Rs. 8700 with effect from 01.01.2015.
The officers include Saurabh Bhagat, Mohammad Yousuf Dar, Hemant Kumar Sharma, Hilal Ahmed Parray, Kifayat Hussain Rizvi, Dilshad Khan, Basharat Saleem, Tsering Angchok, Shafiq Ahmed Raina and Sajad Ahmad Khan.
The Cabinet also accorded sanction to the promotion of Prasanna Ramaswamy G, Mr. Niraj Kumar and Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, officers of IAS 2010 batch to the Senior Time Scale of IAS (15,600-39100) + Grade ... | |
| | | | Mufti brings five deputed IAS officers back to state | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 19: Five IAS officers who were on central deputation are resuming their services in state.
This was decided in cabinet meeting held in Jammu under the chairmanship of chief minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed.
The officers coming back include Dheeraj Gupta, Atal Duloo, Naveen Chodhary, A K Mehta and R K Goel.
With these officers joining back, officials said this leaves quite a few officers on central deputation which further they said is less than prescribed norms of deputation.
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| | | | Follow SOP in letter and spirit: IG CRPF to its men | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: A day after a teenager was shot dead in police firing in Narbal area of Central Kashmir's Budgam district, Inspector General (IG) Central Reserve Police force (CRPF) K S Bhandari Sunday said that he has directed all the senior officers to arrange meetings with CRPF personnel and ask them to follow SOP in letter and spirit.
"I have directed all the officials to arrange meetings with the force personnel and ask them to follow the SOP in letter and spirit while dealing with law and order problems," Bhandari told.
Terming Narbal incident as unfortunate, he said, "The death could have been avoided but unfortunately it was not. I can tell you that our men... | |
| | | | Kashmir Valley Remains Tense, Stray Incidents of Violence | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: After two days of violent protests, Kashmir Valley today remained tense with stray incidents of stone-pelting in Budgam district over the killing of a teenage boy in police firing yesterday.
"There were minor incidents of stone-pelting in Narbal area in Budgam to protest yesterday's firing incident in which a boy was killed but no one was injured in the intermittent clashes through the day," a police official said.
Most of the shops in and around Lal Chowk in the city remained shut fearing law and order problems.
Police said the situation across the rest of the Valley remained peaceful and security forces were keeping a close vigil.
An uneasy calm... | |
| | | | PDP reacts to Omar's statement | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: A day after former Chief Minister and working president of National Conference Omar Abdullah questioned the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's assertions on upholding the human rights, ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday reminded Omar that "he failed to take action against the culprits responsible for the killing of 120 innocent youth in 2010."
"The man who is questioning the Chief Minister's assertions on upholding human rights is in no position to issue such statement. He should remember that being a chief minister of the state he had failed to take action against those who were responsible for cold blooded murder of 120 innocent youth... | |
| | | | Centre planning second rung of defence along International Border | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 19: The Centre is planning to create a second rung of defence along 202 kilometres long International Border (IB) in the region as many terrorists have managed to successfully infiltrate through Samba and create havoc in neighbouring areas.
After recent terror attacks in March on a police station and an army camp located in Samba, a high-level team of Home Ministry and state officials toured the entire IB, stretching from Samba to Akhnoor, official sources said. Beyond Akhnoor, the Line of Control starts upto Kupwara in Kashmir region.
The teams observed that Border Security Force (BSF) was stationed at the border but without a proper back up from either p... | |
| | | | Will ensure zero tolerance in future, says DGP | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: In view of the Narbal Incident in which one youth lost his life Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar on Sunday said that such incidents will never be tolerated and asserted that Police will ensure zero tolerance in future.
Talking to Reporters, Director General of Police K Rajendra Kumar said that Police will ensure zero tolerance in future. 'I assure that Police will ensure zero tolerance in future. 'I have directed all the officials to follow strictly SOP while dealing with law and order problem. ' such incidents will not be tolerated in future I have directed all the SSP's and SDPO's to conduct a meeting with SHO's and ask them to follow SO... | |
| | | | Anti-India activities will not be tolerated in country: Rajnath | | | | Early Times Report
Chandauli, Apr 19: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that any kind of anti-India activities will not be tolerated on the country's soil. He said this while addressing Kisan Mahapanchayat in his home district here, his first visit to the place after taking over as the Union Home Minister. "I congratulate Jammu and Kashmir CM for acting tough on this issue, we will not tolerate any such kind of anti-India activities on our soil," he said.
He said that a separatist leader who was involved in anti-India activities and shouted pro-Pakistan slogans in Kashmir, is now again in jail.
Praising Modi and his government for acting strongly against violation of ce... | |
| | | | Pak violates truce, High alert on IB | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 19: In a fresh incident of ceasefire violation along the International border Pakistan rangers targeted forward Indian posts in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on sunday evening.
According to official sources Pak rangers targeted Indian posts with mortar shells after pushing in a group of infiltrators inside the Indian territory.
However, alert Indian troops guarding the border reported the suspected movement of infiltrators and responded effectively to prevent infiltration bid.
Indian troops also fired UBGL grenades along with the small arms fire in response to the unprovoked firng from across the border. The incident was reported along the Hiranaga... | |
| | | | PM Brought the Land Bill to 'Pay Back' Industrialists: Rahul | | |  Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Apr 19: Congress top brass today launched an all-out attack on the government with Rahul Gandhi declaring that he would be in the vanguard against any move to hurt farmers' interests and accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of bringing the land bill to "pay back huge loans" taken from corporates in the Lok Sabha polls.
While Sonia Gandhi accused the government of rubbing salt on the wounds of the farmers hit hard by unseasonal rains and hailstorm, former Prime... | |
| | | | Quality assurance of University of Kashmir at stake | | Three posts lying vacant at DIQA for two years | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: With three posts of Assistant Director vacant at the Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA) over the past couple of years, the efficacy and functioning of the University of Kashmir is under a scanner with eye-brows being raised at various quarters.
Sources told Early Times that the three posts were advertised by University authorities three times with the eligibility criteria being changed on every occasion. The eligibility criteria were changed time and again so that the blue-eyed candidates can apply for the posts and then get selected. It is due to this reason that the selection process has run into a controversy.
"Mor... | |
| | | | World community urges India to increase pictorial warning percentage on tobacco products | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 19: Urging the authorities in India to implement the new pictorial warnings on all tobacco products, the Canadian Cancer Society and the Heart and Stroke Foundation have urged India to implement planned pictorial tobacco health warnings covering 85 percent of the front and back of tobacco packages.
"The tobacco industry in India has been lobbying your government in opposition to these new, larger warnings. We strongly urge you to resist this lobbying. We respectfully urge you and your government to implement the 85 percent pictorial health warnings as soon as possible. Doing so would reduce tobacco-caused disease and deaths in India, and... | |
| | | | 2 brothers killed in cab mishap | | |  M S Nazki
Early Times Report
MENDHAR, Apr 19: Angered by the killing two brothers in a cab mishap at Arai Katha near Mandi in Poonch, people today set ablaze the vehicle and raised slogans against traffic police and district administration.
The ill-fated Tata Sumo was on its way from Arai to Mandi. Its seating capacity is not more than 9 but it was carrying 21 commuters, according to police sources.
A few minutes after it left Arai, it skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge. Over... | |
| | | | BJP means business in Kashmir | | Ministers, MLCs to adopt Kashmir Division for Development | | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 19: As part of cultivating political ground for future times to come and strengthen party cadre in Kashmir Division, Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) state core committee has asked its Ministers and MLC's to adopt one district each of Kashmir and handle Development and Party affairs.
One top brass Party Worker informed early times that each Minister and MLC in a core group meet was asked to adopt at least one District Headquarter where he will be responsible for conducting developmental activities of the area separately and strengthen party cadre to cultivate ground for future times to come.
As per guidelines, Kashmir Division was divided in... | |
| | | | GoI withholds Rs 113 cr CRF to J&K | | Fate of 50 projects hangs in balance | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 19: The fate of more than 50 projects in J&K hangs in balance as Centre has withheld Rs 113 crore under the Central Road Fund (CRF).
Sources in the Roads and Buildings department told Early Times that Centre had approved Rs 113 crore to the state in 2013-14 under to complete many road connectivity networks. But now work on at least 50 road projects, which was in progress across the state, has been badly affected as Centre has not released the money due to paucity of funds, said the sources.
They said that in the absence of funds, contractors who were engaged for the projects have left the work midway while many new projects, which were to be st... | |
| | | | Police seal Pahalgam for Bajrangi Bhaijan | | Unprecedented security irks tourists | | | Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Pahalgam, Apr 19: Many scenic spots in Pahalgam were declared out of bounds for tourists Sunday to facilitate hassle free shooting of Bollywood film, Bajrangi Bhaijan starring Salman Khan. Reports said that police on Sunday morning barred tourists from visiting Mamal area of Pahalgam where Salman Khan was shooting the climax of the aforementioned film. They said that police and CRPF blocked the road leading to Mamal, Pahalgam. The police and para-military troops laid siege to the area which houses some of the best hotels of the resort. Irked by unprecedented security arrangements for Khan, tourists argued with the police. However, they were denied ent... | |
| | | | 'Favourite' officers continue to head J&K Handicrafts, J&K Cements | | | | Mir Farhat
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 19: Inflicting a major blow to the small scale industries sector in the state, the previous National Conference-Congress regime had last year appointed heads for three corporations simply on 'nepotism', even though the selected ones were not eligible for the positions.
The then Minister for Commerce and Industries, Sajad Kitchloo, had given posts of managing directors of three public sector units to his three 'favourite' officials when they were not technically qualified for them.
As per the official documents, Ishtiyaq Hussain Drabu was appointed in-charge Managing Director of Jammu & Kashmir Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation Limited. Rakesh S... | |
| | | | Bhagat assures change in system, addressing Anganwari workers grievances | | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Rajouri, Apr 19 : Anganwari workers and helpers in district Rajouri are feeling themselves on the receiving end due to nonchalance of the Social Welfare Department towards their care and conduct.
Talking to Early Times , the hierarchical body of the Anganwari workers and helpers divulged that since the inception of the concept of roping in anganwari workers and helpers , the government has stood on the stubborn stand of relief for them as no initiative have been mooted to give them due representation or the hike in the emoluments.
The president Sakeema Bano , Vice president Rohit Sharma and secretary Pawan Kumar were of the unanimous opinion that anganw... | |
| | | | As Jammu celebrates Parsuram's incarnation, Brahmin youth desperately seek 'Dalit' tag | | | | Abodh Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 19: As Brahmins proudly celebrate incarnation day of Bhagwan Parshuram in Jammu and several other places of the country on Monday, reminding themselves and others of their illustrious being, the brazen truth is, that their very being has relegated many of them to the margin of the modern social fabric.
With vote bank politics 'reserving' everything in this country from education to loans and jobs to promotions, Brahmins along with few other high castes are finding themselves on the margin of the social spectrum. The discontentment has reached an uneasy level and manifestation of the outburst has already been witnessed at several places across ... | |
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